Excerpts: Hides, skins, and leather were probably some of the first products in international trade and, over the centuries, they have continued to be a basic part of that trade. Nevertheless, no publication has been compiled until now to define and cross-reference terms used in the hides and skins business of major trading, producing, and consuming countries. This Dictionary presents these terms primarily for the use of the English-speaking business community. It is the hope, however, that traders, tanners, and others in this Hemisphere and elsewhere will find the volume useful. To this end, the key words and phrases of the trade are shown in French and Spanish and often in Italian, German, Portuguese, and Hindi as well. Most of the terms are cross-referenced to the English. Foreign words and terms are grouped by language and alphabetized; they appear at the end of each alphabetical section. The terms and words used in this Dictionary were drawn from sources in 60 countries and countless contacts with tanneries and packinghouses.